Fishing lure



Oct. 7, 1952 H. A. HEDLAND FISHING LURE Filed Feb. 23, 1950 i E 11.111111 I I',

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Patented Oct. 7, 1952 l iirsnntoinnmi u Harry anedlandnvansmmnl..

Application 'February 23,195o,serialNaiisn'zsy l lj ii aclantis.' (ol. taoof! (This invention relates to fishing lures. l

Fishing lures embodying' the invention are characterized by removable and interchangeable bodies ofv variouscolors' and shapes. `AWith a supply of bodies of various shapes and colors, a iisherma'n is thusvprovided with a lure vwhich can be given a shape and/or 'color tosuit varying conditions and the preferences of the fisherman. The nature of the invention may be readily understood by'reference to an illustrative lure embodying the invention and shownl in the accompanying drawing. In said drawing: I

' Fig. l is a-plan view of an illustrative lure;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the vlure body taken on theplane 2--2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lure; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section similar to that of Fig. 2, of the com-plete lure; Y

Fig/5 is 'af transverse section of, the lure taken on the plane 5-5 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 isa section taken onl the plane 6-'6 of Fig. 3 illustrating 'a releasable catch for holding the lure body and hook carrier in assembled rela- 'f The invention-` is here shown embodied in a casting plug or artificial lure. Such lures vmay be designed either to travel below the surface or to skip along the surface. The illustrative lure comprises a hook .carrier I0 and an enveloping, removable body I I which determines the shape The hook carrierv I IJ, which is common to various shapes and colors of bodies, is in this instance in the forin of a relatively thin elongated metal blade adapted to extend longitudinally of the lure body and advantageously made 'of corrosion resistantmetal such as brass,

of the lure to thelcarrier. y Removalof the body from the carrier Viseiiectedsimply by deflecting the catch laterallyuntilkit clears the surface I9 thereof to'permitit 7to be drawn through the recess I 1v of the body, thereby releasing .the latter.

Obviouslythe form which the latch takes, its position and methodof latching to. the'..body.

may be considerably varied. That here shown is illustrative only. In this case slot'il Siscontinued to the forward end of the body'to'rec'eive" the front end20 of the hook Acarrier (Figa).

stainless steel and thelike. The hook carrier is provided with veyes I2 or other means .for attachment of one or more hooks I3 and a line or leader I4. The body l I is provided with a longitudinal groove 'or slot I5, in this instance extending along the under side of the body, for receiving the hook carrier. In one end of the body, in this instance the rear end, the slot is extended around vthe end to give it a hook or re-entrant shape for receiving the hooked extremity I'S of the hook carrier (Figs. 2, 3 and 4). The body is provided with a further recess I1 longitudinally spaced from hook I6 (Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6) for receiving a releasable latch I8 on the hook carrier which is adapted to latch over a portion of the body of the lure (as at I9) for locking the hook carrier in place in the body. Thus, the latch I8 and the hooked extremity I6 on the carrier, securely fasten the body lThe nose-2l of thevbody'also desired conformation.

A "Preferably the `The dimensions and shape of the slot I5 in the body andthe recesses and surfaces for receiving the vhooked extremity and' latch ware-uniform forv all types of bodies, but the external shape and size of the latter are independent of the aforesaid dimensions, and may `therefore have great variety.y Preferably-the fisherman carries a supply of` different'bodies designed to givev varying effects; each'of which is adapted to beatta'ched tothe commonhook'earrier. f l maybe designed with various shaped and'inclined surfaces to create a tendency'fo'r the, lure to ride-below the 'surface orto skip along-the surface or to oscillate from side tofside. fAsherev shown, tlfief-.nose of th'ebody is, given-'a downwardly and forwardly inclined surface'22 to *cause the lure to tend to.

ride belowthe surface. Inithis -case the*` surface 22 visv also' transversely concave. The shape` and contour of the nose alsoibeing 'completely independent o'f the hookcarrienma'yfbe given any In ,une fiuustrative iure the leading 'end of the 'Y hook carrier 'extends` upwardly andA is lprovided with a plurality of leader attaching'eyesatdiierent levelsto .shift the"line` of pullrelative'tol'the axis'vofthelure. Depending on the point ofA at- 1 tachment'of'the loaden-the `'lure-is causefd4 totend. -to `travel along `the surface of the Wateror below thesurface.

portions of 4the'ho olrcarrier provided with the hook and 'leader eyes I2 project from the body to give freedom of movement both to the hook and leader (Figs. 3 and 4). The balance of the carrier may advantageously be seated in and concealed in the longitudinal recess I5. Hooks of various types, single, multiple,v

weedless, etc. may be attached to the carrier, as

desired.

The body of the lure is advantageously made hollow (Figs. 2 and 4) to facilitatey limitation of the weight of the lure to what is desiredfor cast` ing or trolling. This may advantageously be instance upper half 23 and lower half 24, which said latch from engagement with said body tov are joined along the dividing line 25 to seal the permit another body having a similarly shaped interior. The lure body may advantageouslybe groove and passage to be attached to said carmade o f some suitable plastics material and the rier, said body having less bulk density than halves may be tightly joined together by apwater to cause the same to float if detached from propriate plastic cements or by the use of a solsaid carrier.

vent, e'.V g. acetone. which softens the meeting 2. A fishing lure comprising in combination a edges ofthe halves so that they may be pressed lure body which gives to the lure its external and welded togethen When the solvent evapshape, size and color, an.elongatedv metal hook orates-theplastic againhardens; v One suitable car-rien having meansgior'attaching a line and plastic for thisI purpose is cellulose acetate hooks thereto, said bodyV having on its lower side butyrate, but many other well known plasticmaa a, longitudinally extending groove for receiving terials including but not limited to acrylic, vinyl", 'and enclosing said carrier, said groove having phenol and urea-formaldehyde resins, are" suit- .1 a-portion extending around the end and partly on able. to the top vof said body to give the groove a hook- The hollow lure advantageously'Lfloat ,and if shaped contour, said carrier having a correit should accidentally be detached fromthe carjl* spondingly hook-shaped portion adapted to lie rier will float on the surface and be recovered. in saidYhook-shaped contour and lit over said 'Ihe bodies are smooth in contour andi bei-ntf, endlv ofthe body,r said carrier having adjacent Without hooks can conveniently kbe carried in its other endalatch, and said body having therea pocket without the necessity-for specalcare in a hollow .recessto receive and beV engaged by heretofore' necessary. forifluresxtvith hooks'. A said latch.` saidf -carrier with line and hooks bebodyl may be changed. withoutzzdetaching the ing. wholly detachablefrom said. body on defleclu're. fromfthe'V line simply by .releasing a, catch .tionfosaigdlatch and unhookingof said carrier I8 andi withdrawing; the fbodyiromv the carrier. 2-5 fromthej hook-shaped portion of said.- groove, The metal: hook carrier? along they lower portion .the exterior portions o f the body determining the of the'fflure lowers the ,centeroff gravityA of the Vshagzie;and-sizegthereol beingfindependent of said lure so. that in. thelillustrativea lure thereis carrierrj4 e .A y no tendency forthef'lureto ,spin or rotateabout A shing lureV comprising in combination a its? longitudinal axis:V ',1 "30 lure body `which gives to the lure its external Obviously ,ther invention isin'ot limitedpta kthe shapasize andcolor, a detachable elongated hook detailsl ofvthe illustrative-l ernbodimentsgsince carrier in the form of a narrow and thin metal thes'eemaybe. variously moditied over, it strip having means for attaching a line and hooks isanotindispensameathat allafeaturese-ef thief-in.- thereto', Saif'ikodvhavins ,a narrow thin' groove Ivention begused conjoi-rrtlmtsince:yarogsdeatures therein corresponding in cro-ss section to the may, beV used, tu advantage in.-\d iierenticornbina cross-section of said carrier and extendingilongitions andvsubcombinatio tudinally' of saidbody and around one end so as toprovide ahook-shaped contour. at said end, one end of said :carrierhaving ayhook-shaped portion corresponding vinwcontourr to the hookshaped portion of said groove, said carrier being adaptedwtollie said groove with its outer surfalce; substantially Viflnsh with the surface of said body;` ajreleasable .catch adjacent the frontend of said carrier, and said body having an internal hollow.,passage Atoxreceive the catch and a surtace;VI ,belengaged byusai'd. catch to lock said Cali er n Sedsreo've f A. l HARRY A. HEDLAND.

l Y.litEFElRlEl'sTCEIS CITED Theio owing references .are of recordinthe fof ,this patent; y NEED-STATES PATENTS 1 Kelly f Feb. 14, 1939 `Rogers Sept. 8 1942 v. Co'rfiper .Sept. 20:, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTSV v Nfcirvvay"'y.y Sept. 2, 1946 

